Crimson "hearts" not breaking

[Haunted Aigis Plushie]

According to the 1.2 patch notes, the crimson is meant to be a replacement for the corruption. I was able to get to a "crimson heart", but I was unable to break it with my platinum pickaxe, or my iron hammer. Is there a different/new way to break these equivalents of shadow orbs?

[Bal]

You need a Gold or better Hammer, or just a stick of Dynamite.

[Chilli Dog Dave]

Originally posted by Cyan:

You need a Gold or better Hammer, or just a stick of Dynamite.

DYNOMITE!

[Haunted Aigis Plushie]

I thought they broke with pickaxes now, like everything else. Also, I blew up the crimstone with dynamite, but the heart won't break.

[Cyborgt]

Originally posted by Cyan:

You need a Gold or better Hammer, or just a stick of Dynamite.

Are you certain of that? I coulda sword I broke one with a wooden hammer once. I'm not entirely certain I did since I can only remember trying once and destroying the rest with sticky bombs (more fun and gives the time to get back to the arena for the brain fight) but I don't remember failing to break it with my hammer...

[Bal]

Originally posted by Clockwork Rainbowdash:

I thought they broke with pickaxes now, like everything else. Also, I blew up the crimstone with dynamite, but the heart won't break.

Nah, these still break with Hammers. Might be a bug?

And maybe you didn't hit the heart with the blast radius. I destroyed 7 of them yesterday with my Gold Hammer and some sticks of dynamite.

Originally posted by Cyborgt:

Originally posted by Cyan:

You need a Gold or better Hammer, or just a stick of Dynamite.

Are you certain of that? I coulda sword I broke one with a wooden hammer once. I'm not entirely certain I did since I can only remember trying once and destroying the rest with sticky bombs (more fun and gives the time to get back to the arena for the brain fight) but I don't remember failing to break it with my hammer...

Sure you're thinking of Shadow Orbs/The Crimson equivelant, and not the ones giving you more life?

[Mumblez]

Might be you need to start fresh, with fresh items / charecters. Also, you don't need a gold hammer, I broke them with a copper hammer.

[Haunted Aigis Plushie]

The hearts are immune to blasts, last I checked. Like crystal hearts or anything "not actually apart of the enviroment".

[Cyborgt]

Originally posted by Cyan:

Sure you're thinking of Shadow Orbs/The Crimson equivelant, and not the ones giving you more life?

Yes, i'm certain i'm thinking about the crimson hearts. The life crystals can't be broken with hammers at all anymore...

Originally posted by Rent a mop:

Might be you need to start fresh, with fresh items / charecters. Also, you don't need a gold hammer, I broke them with a copper hammer.

Well that makes two of us that claim to have broken them with less than a gold hammer.

[Bal]

Originally posted by Cyborgt:

Originally posted by Cyan:

Sure you're thinking of Shadow Orbs/The Crimson equivelant, and not the ones giving you more life?

Yes, i'm certain i'm thinking about the crimson hearts. The life crystals can't be broken with hammers at all anymore...

Originally posted by Rent a mop:

Might be you need to start fresh, with fresh items / charecters. Also, you don't need a gold hammer, I broke them with a copper hammer.

Well that makes two of us that claim to have broken them with less than a gold hammer.

I just assumed so, as OP couldn't with an an Iron Hammer, and I had no issue using a Golden one.

[egg]

Originally posted by Clockwork Madoka:

According to the 1.2 patch notes, the crimson is meant to be a replacement for the corruption. I was able to get to a "crimson heart", but I was unable to break it with my platinum pickaxe, or my iron hammer. Is there a different/new way to break these equivalents of shadow orbs?

I just checked this question because I wasn't able to break a crimson heart, but then I turned my game off and on again and broke it with a copper hammer. Try that.

[Haunted Aigis Plushie]

Originally posted by xXSloppyKissesFromGrandma69420Xx:

Originally posted by Clockwork Madoka:

According to the 1.2 patch notes, the crimson is meant to be a replacement for the corruption. I was able to get to a "crimson heart", but I was unable to break it with my platinum pickaxe, or my iron hammer. Is there a different/new way to break these equivalents of shadow orbs?

I just checked this question because I wasn't able to break a crimson heart, but then I turned my game off and on again and broke it with a copper hammer. Try that.

Please, people, check the date of the last response before you post a reply. This thread is reaching 4 years old now, and is far beyond relevant (as I have done 5+ entire playthroughs of Terraria since)

[Haunted Aigis Plushie]

Originally posted by Missclick Villain:

Originally posted by Clockwork Madoka:

Please, people, check the date of the last response before you post a reply. This thread is reaching 4 years old now, and is far beyond relevant (as I have done 5+ entire playthroughs of Terraria since)

And you still havent broke crimson heart? dang it

...but I did. I just said, I have done 5 entire playthroughs, and I was able to break that specific heart. The only reason this thread still exists is because Steam keeps threads around for an extremely long time, thus causing immense necro's

[Albcatmastercat]

Originally posted by Clockwork Madoka:

Originally posted by Missclick Villain:

And you still havent broke crimson heart? dang it

...but I did. I just said, I have done 5 entire playthroughs, and I was able to break that specific heart. The only reason this thread still exists is because Steam keeps threads around for an extremely long time, thus causing immense necro's

Actually, it was buried out of view (if you go to the last page, I am pretty sure the most you'll get are threads from January).

EDIT: Scratch that, the last one that is shown is still on this month.